publisher_txtF_mv:"United States Department of Energy (DOE)"topic_facet:"k-6"topic_facet:"k-5"format:"pdf"gradeLevel_txtF_mv:"2"gradeLevel_txtF_mv:"3"gradeLevel_txtF_mv:"1"gradeLevel_txtF_mv:"K"ngssSEP_txtF_mv:"Engaging in argument from evidence"

This lesson from the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy can be adapted for all grades levels K-12 and provides instructions for building a solar oven from a pizza box and other inexpensive materials. The oven will not generate enough heat to bake something, but it will become hot...